Accessible Yoga Association
Continuing Education Programs
Workshops | Asana Classes | Community Forums
Eligible for CEUs through Yoga Alliance & IAYT.
Replays will be made available for those who cannot attend live. Captions available.
Organized around a monthly theme, our Continuing Education Programs offer professional education for making yoga accessible to under-resourced and underserved communities as well as addressing other obstacles to accessibility. Our programs include a monthly Workshop, Asana Class, and Community Forum. We also offer podcasts, newsletters, social media posts, and blog posts related to our monthly themes.
Learn
The Workshop focuses on detailed educational information. Come prepared to learn an overview of the theme and learn practical application skills for working with the community or area of focus.
Practice
The Asana Class offers a sample class with safe and effective practices for the community or area we are focusing on.
Networking
The Community Forum offers an opportunity for professional networking in the area we are focused on. This includes a discussion of best practices, educational referrals, and networking with other yoga professionals.
July 2022: Pelvic Health & Yoga
This month, Accessible Yoga’s Continuing Education programming focuses on yoga and pelvic health. Featuring presenters who specialize in caring for the pelvic floor and surrounding structures, these programs are designed for anyone curious about pelvic anatomy and wellness. Throughout this month's events we will explore whole-body approaches to pelvic health, pre- and post-natal considerations, overcoming stigma and shame around pelvic floor issues, the relationship between back pain and the pelvic floor, gender-affirming pelvic health care, and more!
Workshop
Foundations of Pelvic & Core Health for Yoga Teachers Workshop with Swaati Mehra-Ramcharan
Friday July 15th, 2022
9am-10:30am PDT (Los Angeles)
12pm-1:30pm EDT (New York)
(Replay available for registrants)
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98% of people with lower back pain have pelvic floor issues.
Learn the foundations of pelvic health and what you can explore, teach and look out for as yoga teachers and fellow humans through this Workshop with Swaati Mehra-Ramcharan. We will explore pelvic health, the pelvic floor and 'core' health by learning anatomy, self exploration and unlearning common myths and stories we have been told.
Swaati will also discuss the functions and importance of our pelvic health and common pelvic health issues to be aware of for yourself and your students.
If you are aware of breathwork, you are already on the way to enhancing your pelvic health! Together we’ll dig into the importance of breathwork to your pelvic health, and also try a few breathing exercises.
By learning about and exploring pelvic health, we can serve our communities better by empowering them with information, and inspiring them to find their voices in their health journey without carrying the stigma and shame of pelvic health issues.
Anyone practicing yoga with a pelvis can benefit from this workshop.
Recommended props:
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blocks, bolster (or a few pillows) and blanket
Swaati Mehra-Ramcharan (she/her)
Tiered pricing to reflect your financial situation.
Discounted Bundle available to attend all three events (Workshop, Class, and Community Forum)
Asana Class
Yoga for Your Pelvic Floor - Embodied Integration through a Nonbinary Framework Asana Class with Avery Janeczek Kalapa
Thursday July 21st, 2022
11am-12pm PDT (Los Angeles)
2pm-3pm EDT (New York)
(Replay available for registrants)
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This is a warm invitation to explore some courageous, empowering sensing, feeling, breathing and healing focused on the special world of your inner pelvis.
Learn an innovative framework, some cool anatomy, and release, strengthen and bring somatic awareness to your pelvic floor. Explore the pelvis in a non-binary, gender affirming way.
Part anatomy lesson, part experiential asana class, nonbinary trans Iyengar Yoga teacher and Certified Pelvic Floor specialist Avery Kalapa will help you be in a healthier relationship with of your pelvic floor.
Through exploring specific actions and structural alignment through Iyengar yoga, you’ll learn some simple practices to support pelvic health, including good circulation, movement, relaxation, and stability.
Embodied integration though yogasana affects every layer, or kosha, of our being: These care centering practices can nurture healing on mental, psychic, emotional and energetic levels, too. The inner pelvis is powerhouse of vitality!
This class is all levels, and will include a brief Q&A at the end.
We will use props, if you have them: if possible have a chair, belt (or scarf), blocks (or books) and some blankets and/or throw pillows / towels handy.
This class might be for you if:
- It's hard to feel what's going on down there. Your pelvis has been through a lot. but you know that connection and healing in this area could be so powerful.

- You're dealing with pelvic pain, incontinence, prolapse, SI joint issues, sciatica, or other issues related to the pelvic floor.

- You're curious, what the heck is mula bandha all about, anyways?

- You've been told you should be doing kegels, but question (or maybe should be questioning) if that's actually helpful for your body.

- You've wanted to take a pelvic floor class for a while, but cringe at the thought of someone saying "female/ male pelvis" and having to deal with binary gender, dysphoria, and cis norms in a supposedly healing space.
- You want to learn about your body and energy in a way that affirms and uplifts.

Recommended for parents, yoga lovers, yoga teachers, teacher trainees, health care providers, and anyone with a pelvic floor!
If you would like to make your offerings more accessible to this population, join us!
Avery Janeczek Kalapa (they/them)
Tiered pricing to reflect your financial situation.
Discounted Bundle available to attend all three events (Workshop, Class, and Community Forum)
Community Forum
Pelvic Health & Yoga
Featuring Larissa Parson, Megan Peterson & Khim Ong, hosted by Tristan Katz
Monday July 25th, 2022
3pm-5pm PDT (Los Angeles)
6pm-8pm EDT (New York)
(Tues 26th) 6am-8am MYT (Malaysia)
(Replay available for registrants)
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*The first 90 minutes of our Community Forum will be a panel discussion and Q&A with our presenters. We'll then host a 30 minute community 'mixer' where you can stay to network and connect with fellow community members.
This month, join experienced accessible yoga teachers Larissa Parson, Khim Ong, and Megan Peterson, along with host Tristan Katz, for a Community Forum discussing yoga and pelvic health. Presenters will share their experience and expertise on the topic, discussing whole-body approaches to pelvic health, the importance of shame-free spaces to explore pelvic wellness, how yoga teachers can effectively cue pelvic floor activation in classes, pre- and post-natal considerations, how we can support queer and trans communities in the realm of pelvic health, and more.
The panel discussion will last 90 minutes, including some time for audience questions. Participants are invited to stick around after the panel concludes for a 30-minute social mixer and networking session, with the option to share their own experiences and meet other community members whose work centers pelvic health & yoga.
Larissa Parson (she/her)
Megan Peterson (they/them)
Khim Ong (she/her)
Tristan Katz (they/them)
We are offering FREE registration for this event.
If you'd like to make an optional donation to support the programming that the Accessible Yoga Association (which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization) offers, tiered pricing registration options are also available below.
We also offer a Discounted Bundle option to attend all three events (Workshop, Class, and Community Forum)
Equity Pricing, Ambassadors & Scholarships
We recognize that financial barriers to access are just as real as physical ones. As an organization committed to equity and promoting financial accessibility, we've created three pricing tiers for each of our scheduled community events. If you do not see a tier that reflects your financial situation, you're invited to apply for a scholarship. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Accessible Yoga Ambassadors are invited to attend all of our scheduled programming for FREE. If you would like to attend multiple Accessible Yoga Associate events in 2022, becoming an Ambassador offers you the best price. Sign up today to make your first monthly or annual sustaining contribution to Accessible Yoga (as low as $9/mo. or $108/yr.) and immediately gain access to the free registration link OR register for a single event (below).
Current Ambassadors should log in to their Ambassador dashboard to access their special registration link.
Community Forum Sponsor
Pelvic Health Professionals
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